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THE NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE.
[No. 43

the regulations made by Order in Council dated the third day of April, one thousand nine hundred and one, and also the regulations made by Warrant dated the fifteenth day of April, one thousand nine hundred and two, and the regulations made by Order in Council dated the seventh day of May, one thousand nine hundred and two; and in lieu thereof doth hereby make the following regulations:—

REGULATIONS.

INTERPRETATION.

1. In these regulations, “the Act” means “The Slaughtering and Inspection Act, 1900.”

REGISTRATION OF ABATTOIRS.

2. (1.) The application for registration of an abattoir shall be in the form numbered 1 in the Second Schedule hereto, and shall be signed by the Town Clerk of the controlling authority and forwarded to the Secretary for Agriculture at Wellington.
   (2.) Forms of application shall be obtainable from the Secretary for Agriculture, at Wellington, free of charge.
3. With the application shall be sent, in duplicate, a ground plan of the building, together with two copies of the scale of charges which the controlling authority proposes to make for the use of the abattoir, or for the storage of stock or carcases, or for the slaughtering of stock, or for stallages, rents, or tolls.
4. One copy of such scale of charges shall be submitted to the Governor for his approval, and if approved shall be gazetted.
5. The certificate of registration shall be in the form numbered 2 in the Second Schedule hereto, and shall continue in force until cancelled.
6. The Secretary for Agriculture, or such other person as the Governor appoints in that behalf, shall, by such certificate, assign to the abattoir an official number, to distinguish that abattoir from all other abattoirs registered by him.
7. Where two or more local authorities agree to establish an abattoir for the purposes of their respective districts in common, or where an abattoir established by one local authority is to be made available for the purposes of the district of another local authority, the agreement shall be by deed under the seal of each of the corporate bodies, setting out therein the terms and conditions as agreed on, provided such terms and conditions are approved by the Minister for Agriculture in each case.

LICENSES IN RESPECT OF SLAUGHTERHOUSES AND MEAT-EXPORT SLAUGHTERHOUSES, AND THE REGISTRATION THEREOF.

8. For the purpose of issuing licenses in respect of slaughterhouses the colony shall be divided into nine districts, the names and boundaries whereof are set out in the First Schedule hereto.
9. (1.) The application for a license in respect of a slaughterhouse or a meat-export slaughterhouse shall be in the form numbered 3 in the Second Schedule hereto, and shall be accompanied by a ground plan of the building and a copy of each newspaper in which the advertisement required by section 21 (2) of the Act is published.
   (2.) Forms of application shall be obtainable from any Inspector of Stock or local authority free of charge.
   (3.) The application shall be signed by the applicant and forwarded to the local authority of the district.
10. (1.) The local authority shall, before issuing a license, transmit the application to the Secretary for Agriculture, for the approval of the Minister; and the Minister, if he approve of the license, shall signify the same on the face of the license.
    (2.) If the application is approved by the Minister, the Secretary for Agriculture, or such other person as the Governor appoints in that behalf, shall assign to the slaughterhouse or meat-export slaughterhouse, as the case may be, an official number to distinguish it from all other slaughterhouses or meat-export slaughterhouses in respect of which a license is issued by him.
11. The license shall be in the form numbered 4 in the Second Schedule hereto, and shall be registered by the local authority under its official number.
12. No alterations or additions shall be made to any slaughterhouse or meat-export slaughterhouse in respect of which a license is issued, except with the approval of the Inspector.
13. (1.) Application for the renewal or transfer of a license of a slaughterhouse or meat-export slaughterhouse shall be in the form numbered 5 in the Second Schedule hereto, signed by the applicant and addressed to the local authority, and, in the case of an application for a renewal, shall be made so as to be in the hands of the Secretary for Agriculture at Wellington not later than the 1st day of June in every year.

(2.) The fee payable on renewal or transfer of a license shall be the same as on the issue of the license, and shall be paid to the local authority at the time of application.

BRANDS.

14. (1.) The brand to be affixed to every carcase pursuant to section 37 of the Act shall consist of the official number of the slaughtering-place.
    (2.) Such brand shall be of an approved colour and design, and shall be affixed—
    (a.) In the case of meat for human consumption within the colony, slaughtered at an abattoir or meat-export slaughterhouse, by the Inspector; and
    (b.) In all other cases, by the manager or licensee, as the case may be.
15. (1.) In the case of meat intended for consumption within the colony the brand shall be stamped on every quarter of the carcase.
    (2.) In the case of meat intended for export the brand shall be affixed to each carcase or separate portion of a carcase by a label or tag approved by the Minister. Such label or tag shall be supplied by the licensee, and, in addition to the official number, shall contain such other words as the Minister from time to time directs.
    (3.) In the case of tinned meat such mark shall be affixed by label to every tin, in addition to the particulars required by section 41 of the Act.
16. No mark other than those hereinbefore mentioned shall be placed on any carcase or portion of a carcase, or on any label or tag, unless such mark is approved by the Minister.
17. The stamp for branding the official number on meat for consumption within the colony will be supplied on application to the Secretary for Agriculture, at Wellington, on payment of 2s.

FEES.

18. There shall be payable to the local authority on the issue of every certificate of registration of an abattoir, or license in respect of a meat-export slaughterhouse or slaughterhouse, the fees following, that is to say,—

On the registration of an abattoir .. .. 5 0 0
On the license in respect of a meat-export slaughterhouse .. .. .. 1 0 0
On the license of a slaughterhouse .. .. 0 10 0

19. (1.) In addition to the foregoing fees there shall be payable in respect of stock slaughtered in an abattoir or meat-export slaughterhouse the inspection fees following, that is to say,—

For every head of cattle .. .. .. 4d.
For every twelve (or fraction of twelve) calves, sheep, or pigs .. .. .. 3d.

Provided that the amount payable under this clause shall not be less than £7 in any month during which the Inspector was employed.
(2.) The manager of every abattoir or meat-export slaughterhouse shall, within the first five days of every month, forward to the Inspector a return of the number and description of all stock slaughtered at that abattoir or meat-export slaughterhouse during the preceding month. Such return shall be signed by the manager, and shall be accompanied by a duplicate bank receipt showing that the amount of the fees has been paid into the Bank of New Zealand to the credit of the Public Account.
(3.) Where it is found that the total amount paid or payable in respect of any abattoir or meat-export slaughterhouse in any year ending the 30th day of June exceeds the total amount actually paid for inspection and expenses, plus 10 per cent., the Minister may credit the amount paid in excess towards the fees payable in respect of that abattoir or meat-export slaughterhouse during the next succeeding year, or if the amount has not actually been paid may remit so much thereof as is in excess.
20. (1.) There shall be payable in respect of cattle, sheep, calves, and pigs slaughtered at any licensed slaughterhouse the inspection fees following, that is to say,—
Where the stock slaughtered in any one period of three months ending the 30th September, 31st December, 31st March, and 30th June:—

Does not exceed 100 .. .. .. 0 5 0
Exceeds 100 and does not exceed 250 .. 0 10 0
" 250 " 500 .. 1 0 0
" 500 " 750 .. 1 10 0
" 750 .. .. .. 2 0 0

(2.) For the purposes of this clause every head of cattle, not including calves, shall be reckoned as five head of stock.
(3.) The licensee of every slaughterhouse shall within the first ten days of the months of October, January, April, and July forward to the Secretary for Agriculture a return of the number and description of all stock slaughtered during the